Green Bean Casserole - Slimmed

Name: Green Bean Casserole - Slimmed
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 355 milliliters mushroom, vegetable, or chicken broth (see Cooks Note); 946 milliliters ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced (about; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 454 grams fresh green beans, stemmed, and halved crosswise; 3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves; 2 teaspoons Kosher salt, plus; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 mediums to 4 medium shallots, in their skins; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

The recipe Green Bean Casserole - Slimmed could satisfy your American craving in about 1 hour and 5 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 186 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of flour, thyme leaves, chicken broth, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It works well as a very affordable side dish for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Put the shallots (in their skins) on a small baking dish, roast until soft, about 30 minutes. When cool enough to handle, skin and coarsely chop the shallots. Set aside.

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Shallot

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Baking Pan

Bring a medium-large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add kosher salt, to taste.

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Kosher Salt

Add the green beans, and cook, uncovered, until crisp-tender and bright green, about 3 minutes.

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Green Beans

Drain the beans in a colander and rinse with cold water.

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Beans

Water

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Colander

Transfer the beans to a large bowl.

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Beans

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Bowl

In the same saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the mushrooms, season with 1 teaspoon salt, cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 7 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Salt

Add the mushrooms to the beans.

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Mushrooms

Beans

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until golden, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the broth, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil.

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Broth

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add the shallots, 1 teaspoon of the thyme, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.

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Shallot

Thyme